Samper, Court Clash Over Economic Plan
From Times Wire Reports
President Ernesto Samper clashed with the nation’s highest court, accusing it of political meddling after it overturned his emergency economic plan on grounds that it was unconstitutional. The clash between the executive and judicial branches came after the court, in a 6-3 vote Wednesday, struck down all 16 decrees issued under the state of economic emergency that Samper declared on Jan. 13 to help fight a growing fiscal deficit.
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